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Posted On : 08 Jan 2008

Does sucrose act as an analgesic component in treating the pediatric age group patients?

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BEATRICE ODONGKARA

yes. Sucrose has been used been used to reduce procedural pain in infants. It works best for neonates and infants upto 3 months of age.

17 years ago

Dr.d.nagesh

yes, in abdiinal colic also , it has got a role.

17 years ago

pediatriconcall

There have been several studies that have found that sucrose acts as an analgesic in newborns. Oral sucrose reduces crying and tachycardia in term infants undergoing a standard painful procedure, blood sampling by heel prick, with a manual lancet. The fact that the effect is dose dependent suggests that oral sucrose has analgesic properties.

Ref:
PEDIATRICS, Volume 87 Number 2, Pages 215-218, February 1991.
BMJ 1995,311:747
BMJ 1995,310:1498-1500 {10 June}

17 years ago

sandy

yes it can act as analgesic

17 years ago

saeedelsadek

no role for sucrose in this aspect

17 years ago

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